Tile-mounting device



April 14, 1925.

v E. E. ELLIS TILE MOUNTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 2l, 1924 Patented Apr, 14, 1925i.

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ELIVIIER E. ELLIS, OF POMON, CALIFORNIA.

TILE-MOUNTNG DEVICE.

Application led August al, 19.24. Serial No. 733,404.

To NZZ @olio/fn if muy concern.'

Be it known that l, Emmi: ELLIS, a citizen of `the United States, residing at Pomona, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Tilell/louutinnj Devices; and l do declare the f'ollowing; to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to inalie and use the saine.

This invention is designedk for holding floor or Wall tiles in properly spaced relation While a piece of paper or other flexible sheet is beine pasted on the upper side of the tile to hold the tile blocks in properly spaced positions, both While shipping, and when laying?,v the tile floor. The usual manner of constructinnl tile-.mounting boards is to take a wooden board ot' desiree size, lay it. off into areas having' the saine design as the blocks of tile to be mounted, and then insert thin strips of metal into the board to form partitions between the edges of the tile. This is very unsatisfactonv, as the partitions becon'ie loose and drop ont and furthermore, the Wooden board nill Warp, shrink, erpand, split and rot. lt is the object of my invention however, to provide an improved form of tile mounting' which consists of.' a metal support upon which to rest the blocks of tile and flanu'es intoo'ral with and risinn' Y 7 i i .n y b from said support for reception between the blocks of tile to hold the latter in properly .spaced relation While applying' the sheet of paper or the like thereto, the aforesaid flanges being` preferably stamped upwardly from the metal support, which support may be formed of one piece or of a number of nieces of metal.

lilith the foregoing;- in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description lacing` supplemented by the accompanying` drawings.

Figure l is a perspective view showing` the metal support formed of a plurality of separate metal plates secured upon-a base of any desired material, preferably a metal plate. l

Figure Q is a perspective view of one of the plates separated from the others.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 3-3 of Fie'. l, showing,- the manner in Whicl'i the blocks ot tiling are held by the flanges.

with the plate and beine* Figure 4l is a perspective view of a construction in which all of the flanges are stamped upwardly from a single metal plate.

Figure 5`is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. l, showing only the flanges on the plane upon which the section is cut.

ln the form of construction illustrated in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the numeral l designates an appropriate, horizontal, flat base which is preferably in the form of a metal plate. Secured by rivets or side of the base l, are individual plates `3 which are disposed in edge to edge relation, said plates being` angular or circular according` to the shape of the tile blocks to be n'iounted, the plates in question being1 hexagonal in the present showing. Each plate 3 is provided With a plurality of upstandinnj flanges 4 at its periphery, and spaced apart about the latter, said flanges beingl integral preferably stamped upwardly therefrom. The plates are so related that the flanges of each plate are disposed in the spaces between the flanges of adjacent plates. For instance, When the plates are hexagonal, each plate Will be provided with three flanges and with three edges having no fiang'es, and when securingF the plates upon the base l, they are positioned so that the flanged edges of said plates abut the dangeless edges of adjacent plates.

ln the forni of construction illustrated in Figs. Ll and 5, a single metal plate 3 has flanges la which are upwardly stamped at the desired locations. In either form' of construction, the flanges surround the individual tile blocks and correctly space the latter apart, so that When a sheet ot' paper or the like is pasted or otherwise secured upon them, theywill e held in properly spaced relation. After the pasting operation, a suitable boa-rd or the like is laid upon the paper and the entire device is inverted With this board, the tiling and the paper. Thus, the tile mounting device may be removed from the tile, leaving the latter pasted in orderly fashion upon the sheet, for shipment and for proper laying in cement.

Attention is directed to the fact that each of the fianges e or lL has its ends spaced from adjacent ends of other ilanges. This permits easy access to a corner or corners ot each tile until obstructed by laying of another tile or tiles. Thus, if the artisan Workthe like 2, upon the upper yas claimed, minor changes may ing out a design upon the board, should place a tile ot' the Wrong color in one of the pockets formed by the flanges, he has access to a Corner or corners of sueh tile, so that it can be readily engaged With the fingers and removed, or possibly a thin instrument eould be inserted in the gap between two ot the flanges and forced between the tile and the metallic base to lift the former.

is excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, they are preferably tolloWed, but Within the scope ot' the invention of eourse be made and obviously the device in any of its forms .may be ol any desired dimensions.

l. il device 'for .holding tiling While applying a sheet thereto, comprising a flat horizontal metal support upon which to rest a plurality of blocks of tile, and flanges integral with rand rising from said support 'for reception betvveen the bloolis ot' tile vto hold the latter in `properly spaced relation, each flange having its ends spaced :trom adjacent ends olI other flanges, permitting easy aeeess to a eorner or corners ot each tile until obstructed by laying oi" another tile or tiles.

2. A deviee for holding tiling While applying a sheet thereto, Comprising a base, and a plurality of metal plates secured thereon in edge to edge relation, each plate having upstandng integral flanges spaced apart around its periphery, each plate having its flanges disposed in the spaces between flanges of adjacent plates.

A structure as speeiied in claim l, said flanges being upwardly stamped from the metal support.

t A strueture as specified in elaiin 2; said flanges being upwardly bent from the edges of said plates.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ai'- ixed my signature.

ELMER E. ELLlS. 

